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Bio-IT World August 13, 2002 Kevin Davies	Curtailing the Cancerous Cell The highly touted drug Gleevec unleashed new hope in the battle against cancer. Now a group of new drugs, working on the same principle, are showing even greater promise in treating leukemia.
Inc. August 1, 2002 Christopher Caggiano	Benefits: Taming the Health-Care Monster A new kind of insurance plan puts employees in the driver's seat. And the potential savings for company owners look awfully good as well. Could this be the answer to double-digit premium hikes?
Managed Care July 2002 Michael D. Dalzell	Has Capitation Weathered the Storm? More difficult than ever to pull off, health care on a fixed, per-capita budget has gone out of style in a number of areas. But many things are cyclical - and this trend may be, too.
Managed Care July 2002 Frank Diamond	Premium Hikes: No Cause for Celebration Lost market share and further erosion of public trust will be the long-term by-products of this short-term solution.
Managed Care July 2002 Thomas Kaye	Managing the Drug Benefit: One Company's Experience The pharmacy director of Blue Cross of Oklahoma shares his company's success with using three tiers and coinsurance to promote member responsibility.
Managed Care July 2002 John A. Marcille	Capitation as Whipping Boy: Court Takes on Touchy Issue If plans are to keep coverage decisions reasonable and fair, they'll need tools that involve physicians and patients in the decision-making process. Capitation is one of those.
Managed Care July 2002 John Carroll	'Phantom' Provider Panels Get Attention of States, NCQA There are those who believe a new breed of health plan is emerging -- one that takes unethical shortcuts to put together an impressive network of providers -- and they aren't the least bit happy about it.
Managed Care July 2002 Bob Carlson	Working Too Hard, Doctor? Poor Work Flow Could Be To Blame Notions of workplace efficiency, value, and quality that have evolved over the last several decades are only recently being applied in health care.
Managed Care July 2002 Philip H. Lebowitz	Provider Association Litigation: Better Choice for Dispute Resolution? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has validated what may be a new avenue for provider-vs.-MCO dispute resolution that is preferable to the risks of traditional individual and class-action litigation.
Managed Care July 2002	Survey predicts more demand for pharmacy precertification Respondents said that their customers -- employers, for the most part -- will want to see more pharmacy precertification.
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